The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11
No RACE CO-EDUCATION.
STIRRING REPORT OF BOARD OF
VISITORS.

The State University Commended,
But the Board Disapproves of the
New Ideas at the Colored Institute
-Phelan's Creditors Prefer to be
Unseen and Unknown.
ATLANTA, GA, June 10.-The Board of
Visitors held their final meeting at the
capitol to-day and submitted their reports
to the Governor. The State University re-
port is commonplace and conventional,
containing nothing of special interest The
board compliments Administrative Chan
cellor Nell, and commends the university to
the support aud patronage of the friends of
liberal education in the State The report
of the Atlanta University colored, is an
ADLER and more Interesting paper, with some
features Of public Importance. The report
goes carefully into the details of the
instruction, making wholesome suggestions
here and there. There are twenty-four
teachers and attendance nearly 800 stu
dents. The majority is from Georgia, but
eight other States are represented, among
them New York and Massachusetts, A
striking and significant feature of the report
is reference to the fact that white pupils,
of Velious ages and both sexes, are in at
ing with negro students. These generally
are more or less closely related to the teach
eIs or officials, but in one instance, in no
way related. The board learned that it was
the avowed intention of the institution to
admit all white children applying, and to
encourage it, thus striving to break
down the barriers to co-education of
the races, so well established by policy
This the State board strongly condemns on
iC inf ~
wrong, but contrary to our civilization, and
the genius of our institutions. The board
further asserts that the Atlanta University
is using the $4,000 appropriated by the
State directly contrary TO the terms of the
appropriation and the spirit of legislation,
From the act of 1874 to the present year, it
charges a misuse of the funds, as they are
appropriated solely for the benefit of the
colored race. They coll the special atten-
tion of the Governor to this matter, and in
dicate between lines that it is a matter for
legislation.
PHELANs PROPOSITION.
A meeting of Phelan's creditors to-day
was dismal failure and matter of some
amusement over the city. A few of the
small fish swan in at the appointed hour,
with a ludicrous hungry air, but the big
ones stayed away. The creditors present
represented about $500 of the liabilities
The desire of the large dealers TO
avoid publicity is well illustrated
by one of the largest who had $50, 600
to his credit at the time of the failure who
sent word to Phelan not to consider his
claim and not to let it be published. Mr..
Pbelan, after the failure of the meeting,
said he would now make the only settlement
in his power. In profits and margins there
is due in Atlanta $1l2,000 Montgomery
$43 600, Selma 81 500, and in Charlotte
1900 No report rthas yet been received from
Savannah, but he thinks it will nearly pay
out in cash. The cash marquis up in all the
offices will not exceed $4,000, and he has
scraped up in cash about 5000, which he
will distribute pro rata among the cash
creditors, giving them 15c. on the dollar.
THE NEW CONCERN.
A dispatch from A. G. McCampbell &
Co, of Chicago, who will succeed Mr..
Phelan, announce they will have repre-
sentative here in few days and reopen the
exchange about July |.
SEM1-AENUAL RETURNS.
An executive order was issued to banks
and insurance companies, putting them on
notice in regard to making their semi i-annual
returns
LoUIsIANA41s DELEGATES.
Gov. McEnery, of Louisiana, sends the
Governor long list of delegates to the
Interstate Agricultural Convention, and ex-
presses his deep interest in the success of the
| movement.